Welcome to our News page! Every month, we will share important, interesting or newsworthy information about what’s happening with Bobby Jones CSF and what we feel you may want to know! Learn about our programs, upcoming educational and fundraising events, virtual support group & Ask the Expert meetings and research projects. We look forward to sharing it all with you!
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Rare Opportunity to Attend Neurosurgery Meeting Online & Discuss Afterward! It’s the season of giving, and we want to give our supporters the gift of up-to-date research results in neurosurgery, which means you will be actively participating alongside Bobby Jones CSF in the research work we are advancing this December.
The annual conference of the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery will run from Friday, Dec 2 through Sun, Dec 4 in Washington, DC. BJCSF understands the importance of patients and their loved ones having the most up-to-date information. To allow this, we are offering you virtual access to various sessions relevant to Chiari, syringomyelia and related disorders!
While patients and caregivers should not ask questions during the sessions, BJCSF will be hosting a targeted post-meeting Ask the Expert Q&A session to discuss everything that went on in the virtual conference! More information on this follow-up session to come– stay tuned! To learn more about the relevant conference sessions and to sign up for meeting access, please visit our website or register here.
Please note: Time to register is limited. Please sign up by Thursday evening, December 1st at 11:59PM Eastern Time to ensure you receive an access link.
Our virtual Ask the Expert meetings will resume in January 2023. This month, we offer a special opportunity.
We hold a support meeting for those who are HIGH SCHOOL and COLLEGE aged every last Sunday of the month at 5:00pm ET, for ADULTS every last Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm ET, and for PARENTS and CHILDREN quarterly, on the second Tuesday of the month.
The Children’s support meetings will take place just prior to the Parent’s meetings, at 6:30pm ET. A parent or caregiver must be present with the child at the children’s meetings. Registration is part of the Parent’s registration (there is an extra question to answer regarding whether you will be attending the child’s meeting at 6:30pm)
High School/College Support Meeting – Sunday, December 18th @5pm
Adult Support Meeting – Tuesday, December 27th @7pm
This award will be announced at the 2022 Section meeting, to which you are invited! See more in “Education”.
Thank you to all who attended and participated in this year’s Dinner Dance for a Cure. We had a fabulous evening filled with great friends, food and music. It was a special evening with a tribute to our dear friend and Bobby Jones CSF supporter, Brent Fiorucci, recognizing the 2022 Shining Star – Noah Forman and hearing from Nicole Turk as she shared her daughter, Nicole, journey with these disorders. Thank you to our 2022 Sponsors: Dr. Krystal Tomei and Dr. Brian Rothstein, The Hutnik/Miller Family, ENPAC/Tim Reed, National Development Council, A. Ripepi & Sons Funeral Home and the Shipley, Bard & Knapp Families.
Casino Night “Night at the Races”
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Staten Island, New York
Bobby Jones Classic
Sunday, March 26 – Monday, March 27, 2023
Atlanta, Georgia
OUR NEW 2023 BOBBY JONES CLASSIC WEBSITE IS NOW LIVE. Secure your playing spots or sponsorships now!
The Calamity Jane Charity Cup Benefiting Bobby Jones CSF
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Bobby Jones Golf Course
Atlanta, Georgia
Dinner Dance for a Cure “In Paris“
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Twinsburg Hilton Garden Inn
Twinsburg, Ohio
The 2022 unite@night events ended up doing phenomenally well! You all helped raise $232,000 for a record year. Thank you so much to everyone who helped to make a difference. Check out the top ten sites:
$103,896 – Vero Beach, FL – Tyler & Katie Guettler
$38,129 – Boca Raton, FL – Noah Forman
$11,299 – Chicago, IL – Chelle Cavo & Cathy Poznik
$9,167 – Austin, TX – Kerry Tillery & Misti Hair
$8,082 – West Grove, PA – Kristin Means
$6,903 – Richmond, VA – Pam Fenner
$6,467 – Charleston, SC – Julianna Weninger & Nancy Feracco
$6,437 – Acworth, GA – Jenn Riese
$5,283 – Atoka, TN – Amanda Harris
$3,233 – Cedar Rapids, IA – Lindsay Bohon
The 2022 recognition prizes are currently being mailed. We are still waiting on hats, hoodies and jackets. If you do not receive a package from our office soon, please contact cpoznik@bobbyjonescsf.org
Bobby Jones CSF thanks everyone who participated and we can’t wait to see what you do in 2023! And speaking of 2023…
We introduce you to unite4answers and here is the new logo…
unite4answers is a collection of fundraising events around the country to help fund medical research and education programs that foster better answers. These events bring people together who are living with the devastating effects of Chiari malformation, syringomyelia, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and related disorders.
We invite you to join us as an Event Chairperson, participant or solo walker. If you are interested in chairing a unite4answers event, please register here.
2023 t-shirt design and National Sponsorship Form will be available soon.
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